{"id":3526,"date":"2012-04-03T09:53:19","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T13:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2012-04-03T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T13:53:19","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-the-full-skinny-is-a-calorie-just-a-calorie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/04\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-the-full-skinny-is-a-calorie-just-a-calorie.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday: Is a Calorie Just a Calorie?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meditation on a Cactus by Janice Taylor, Self-Help Artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It isn\u2019t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are \u2013 not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within \u2013 that you can begin to take control. ~ Oprah Winfrey<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Good day Tushkateers!<\/p>\n

Are YOU ready? Are you ready for the full skinny on how to permanently remove those excess pounds<\/strong> that have been driving you crazy (actually it is your mind that has been driving you crazy \u2013 but for the sake of this sentence \u2026 we\u2019ll pretend that the pounds are)<\/em>; which food plan a.k.a. diet to follow?\u00a0 Are you ready to make it simple<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s ask the \u2018right\u2019 question.\u00a0 Is a calorie just a calorie???<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Here, a word (actually two sentences)<\/em> from Marion Nestle, scientist, author of the new book \u201cWhy Calories Count\u201d<\/a>: \u201cFiber is special because it\u2019s not digested or digested incompletely.\u00a0 Most of the calories don\u2019t get into the body, which is one reason why fruits and vegetables, which are high in fiber, help with weight loss.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This, fellow Tushkateers, is why I live and \u2018lose\u2019 by these words:\u00a0 Go ahead kiddo-dumplings*, fill up on fruits n\u2019 veggies.\u00a0 Chow down on enough veggies \u2013 need be \u2013 to choke a horse (simply a figure of speech \u2013 please don\u2019t take me literally)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Fruits and vegetables are THE KEY to the food part of your journey to Sveltesville. When \u2018plating\u2019 your food, make a full half of it fruits and vegetables, plain and simple (minus the heavy sauce and\/or dressing<\/em>).\u00a0 Seriously, the food part IS that SIMPLE!<\/p>\n

*kiddo-dumplings \u2013 a term of endearment.\u00a0 My father called me \u2018kiddo-dumpling.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Okay \u2013 NOW that you\u2019ve got the food part of your plan covered, how about the other part?\u00a0 Weight loss in it of itself will not take you the full journey.\u00a0 If that is all that you are interested in, I promise you that you can lose it, but find it (again), you will!!!<\/p>\n

It is merely the beginning, a tool to get your upward spiral in motion, to rethink belief systems, to change your mind.\u00a0 Weight loss is a spiritual journey that opens the door to transformation and reinvention. \u00a0 Look far beyond pounds shed.<\/p>\n

Contemplate and Meditate<\/strong> on this:\u00a0 Is the REWARD far greater than the SACRIFICE?\u00a0 <\/strong>Whenever you make a change, however positive, needed and wanted, there is a sacrifice.\u00a0 You are giving up a certain way of living; you are letting go of a truck-load of belief systems that no longer serve you.\u00a0 You are giving up living in a space that you have grown accustomed to.\u00a0\u00a0 Again, even if this space, this \u2018weigh\u2019 of living is detrimental to your health and the worst possible place for you; it is a place that you are familiar with; it is comfortable.\u00a0 Sacrifices are made! Change is difficult.\u00a0 Therefore the REWARD must be great!\u00a0 Is the REWARD far greater than the SACRIFICE?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s KICK in the TUSH Club newsletter<\/a> is overflowing with inspiration, motivation and recipes!\u00a0 Which include but are not limited to: your Easter Calorie Guide: My Arse Hurts (and yours)??<\/strong>?; Bare Your Soul, Lose Weight;- 9 Quotes that Light the Fires of Acceptance<\/strong> \u2013 as well as two Dysfunctional Chef recipes<\/strong> that are sure to delite!<\/p>\n

THANKS to those who wrote me in anticipation of my new course \u2013 \u201cThe Hero\u2019s <\/em><\/strong>[weight loss]<\/em><\/strong> Journey\u201d <\/em><\/strong>coming soon!\u00a0 Here is what Adriana has to say, \u201c\u2026. Janice, I simply LOVE your course.\u00a0\u00a0 They get better and better and I will always sign up as a \u2018repeat offender!\u2019\u00a0 As a result of the past participation(s), I am down in weight (up in spirit).\u00a0 Only 1.5 lbs. from my WW goal!\u00a0 A good many of the old battles have melted away, and I know in my bones it was ue in large part to you.\u00a0 So \u2013 please \u2013 when your new e-Coaching Course is ready, sign me up!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Again, please feel free to Chew the FAT with OLofWL and\/or me<\/a>.\u00a0 Both OLofWL and I seriously love hearing from you!\u00a0 And if you are interested in my coaching services, then scroll down, read on \u2013 and contact me for a free consult.\u00a0 It is my pleasure to meet Tushkateers across the land!\u00a0 Be sure to\u00a0 Write \u201cCONSULT\u201d<\/a> in the subject line!<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s photo (see above) is entitled, \u201cMeditation On a Cactus.\u201d\u00a0 When in Tucson (a few weeks ago), I sat in the back courtyard and meditated on the cactus.\u00a0 Well, not exactly \u2018on\u2019 it!\u00a0 However, I really did s-l-o-w\u00a0 d-o-w-n and look \u2026 at the spikes, in particular.\u00a0 Aren\u2019t they fabulous?!\u00a0\u00a0 Isn\u2019t nature mad- crazy fabulous?!<\/p>\n

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